Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Iraq
Iraq: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.1 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Iraq, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 1.1 index for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Iraq peaked at 1.1 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.5309 index, in 1981.
Iraq ranks 39th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Iraq, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.5309 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.5565 index | +4.8% |
| 1983 | 0.5795 index | +4.1% |
| 1984 | 0.6055 index | +4.5% |
| 1985 | 0.6281 index | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 0.6488 index | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 0.67 index | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 0.6892 index | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 0.709 index | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.7258 index | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 0.7376 index | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.7463 index | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.7578 index | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.7719 index | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.7774 index | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.7714 index | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.7631 index | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.7571 index | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.7493 index | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.7431 index | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.7398 index | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.7501 index | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.7728 index | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.8008 index | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 0.8279 index | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.8545 index | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.8874 index | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 0.9202 index | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.9532 index | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 0.9816 index | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 1 index | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 1.02 index | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 1.04 index | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 1.05 index | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 1.06 index | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.06 index | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.05 index | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.06 index | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.06 index | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 1.07 index | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 1.08 index | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 1.09 index | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 1.09 index | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 1.1 index | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 1.1 index | +0.6% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 1.1 index is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.03 index, 1.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 1.1 index is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.02 index, 1.1× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6242 index | 0.5309 index | 0.709 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.7558 index | 0.7258 index | 0.7774 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.825 index | 0.7398 index | 0.9532 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.04 index | 0.9816 index | 1.06 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.09 index | 1.07 index | 1.1 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More gender data for Iraq
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 17,091 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.3028 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 34,846 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 34,846 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.78 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 566,580 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 596,188 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 558,252 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 587,298 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 550,204 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Iraq?
- Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Iraq was 1.1 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5309 index in 1981.
- How does Iraq rank for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Iraq ranks 39th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.